Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 66

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) :
The owner of the Krusty Krab is considering selling his restaurant and retiring.An investor has offered to buy the Krusty Krab for $350,000 whenever the owner is ready for retirement.The owner is considering the following three alternatives:
1.Sell the restaurant now and retire.
2.Hire someone to manage the restaurant for the next year and retire.This will require the owner to spend $50,000 now,but will generate $100,000 in profit next year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
3.Scale back the restaurant's hours and ease into retirement over the next year.This will require the owner to spend $40,000 on expenses now,but will generate $75,000 in profit at the end of the year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
-If the discount rate is 15%,the alternative with the highest NPV is:

• A)#1 with an NPV of approximately $350,000.
• B)#2 with an NPV of approximately $341,300.
• C)#3 with an NPV of approximately $329,570.
• D)#2 with an NPV of approximately $400,000.
• E)None of the above

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Inflow of Funds

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Inflationary Gap

The difference between the actual output of an economy and the output it would produce if it were at full employment, indicating higher demand than supply, leading to inflation.

Taxes

Mandatory financial charges imposed by governments on individuals, corporations, and transactions to fund public expenditures.

Budget Deficits

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